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Photo by Beth Gibson
common houseplants in the horticulture
greenhouses on Spence Street.
'lants used in studies
kserts, jungles simulated in greenhouses
By PAMELA EADES
Battalion Reporter
The tropical temperatures and
imid atmosphere of South Amer-
m jungles and the hot, dry climate
African deserts are near the Corps
On Lamar Street, across from the
, giant Sciences Building, these two
d laylor nu jvironments and several others are
the gun atilt f or pl an ts in three green-
versity otfc )uses 0 p era t e gj by different depart-
ced to the pa ienfs w ithi n the College of Agricul-
and pointed I ire
orority memh ^g greenhouses are covered
out of them jth a white shading compound that
rotects the plants from intense sun-
cover and pol Inside, the warm, moist atmos-
g Taylor in I ^ re * s punctuated with intermit-
liversity officii Spurts of mist from a high press-
ounced deal P watering system installed to im-
al Medical Ca ate plants’ natural habitat of
outh America. Or a hot, dry climate
imulates the conditions of an Afri-
l an desert for succulent plants like
weds acti
Each greenhouse is divided into
■ I mailer rooms to keep different
lants at different temperatures and
ght intensities.
temational Tropical foliage plants, such as
- An amatei ineapples, require low intensity
fiancee will a ight, while chrysanthemums and
e vows Saturli (her flowering pot plants need a
1 in a Westca »gher intensity light to grow, said
)r, Edward McWilliams, a profes-
ar of horticultural sciences at Texas
g to be a g« liM University.
Chandler, 2 ; McWilliams, a researcher for the
aroblemgetk Aas Agricultural Extension Sta-
thebullllhes ion, said temperature, light intensi-
y, media (the type of soil the plant is
...town in) and the amount of water a
aperator at ^ , s gj ven are a jj interrelated.
He also wo t h e light intensity goes up,
i j '1 ^Williams said, the temperature
will rise. This will cause an increase
in the transpiration rate, or water
loss. How much more water the
plant needs depends on the media
used.
The amount of water a plant needs
to grow also differs between species.
A fern growing in the same en
vironment as a cactus might need up
to four times as much water as the
cactus, McWilliams said. Aroids,
such as dieffenbachia and philoden
drons (tropical foliage plants) also do
not need as much water as ferns, he
said.
Another tropical foliage plant,
maranta, is the subject of an experi
ment by McWilliams and other
Texas A&M scientists trying to
toughen plants so they can survive in
colder temperatures.
McWilliams said the research is
being conducted to enable commer
cial growers to ship plants without
worrying about chilling damage
caused by low temperatures. He said
the ability to withstand cooler tem
peratures could also lower the cost of
plants because growers would be
able to cut heating expenses.
Too much
water kills
houseplants
By PAMELA EADES
Battalion Reporter
Many houseplants don’t need ex
treme environments like a South
American jungle or an African desert
to grow.
The most important thing to re
member in taking care of house-
plants is not to overwater them, said
Dr. Edward McWilliams, a horticul
tural sciences professor.
“The number one killer of house-
plants is water,” McWilliams said.
Too much water will damage the
root system and destroy the plant’s
ability to absorb water.
The leaves of a plant that has been
overwatered may turn yellow and fall
off, McWilliams said. The plant may
dry out and wilt because it can’t
absorb water. The root system of the
plant may turn black and give off a
decaying odor.
“The plant will tell you when it
needs water,” McWilliams said.
The plant will tend to wilt and
there will be some slight change in
color, McWilliams said.
McWilliams said the water in Bra
zos County contains dissolved salts
harmful to some plants such as Afri
can violets and ferns. He suggested
using rainwater or distilled water for
these plants or leaching them
periodically. Leaching is watering
the plants more than normal to dis
solve away salts.
Another common problem, espe
cially in dormitories, is low light in
tensity. Most houseplants are spe
cially adapted to withstand low light,
but McWilliams said this depends on
the type of plant. Flowering pot
plants (chrysanthemums, gera
niums) need more light than tropical
foliage plants (dieffenbachia, phi
lodendrons).
The leaves of a plant that is not
getting enough light may also turn
yellow and fall off. They will also
appear more elongated. Plants may j
get variegation, or white spots, and J
the plants may seem greener in 1
color.
These plants in a low light en- I
vironment also require little fertiliz
er because they do not grow at a fast
rate. McWilliams said the amount of
fertilizer is related to the growth rate
and these plants should need little.
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